Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Regulations 2021
19Declaration of provisions of certain laws to be about damages for work-related injuries
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19 Declaration of provisions of certain laws to be about damages for work-related injuries
For the purposes of the definition of a State's legislation about damages for a work-related injury in section 115(1) of the Act, each of the following laws of a State is declared to be, in relation to the State of which it is a law, the State's legislation about damages for a work-related injury:
(a) Workers Compensation Act 1951 of the Australian Capital Territory;
(b) Workers Compensation Act 1987 of New South Wales;
(c) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 of New South Wales;
(d) Return to Work Act 1986 of the Northern Territory;
(e) Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 of Queensland;
(f) Return to Work Act 2014 of South Australia;
(g) Accident Compensation Act 1985 of Victoria;
(h) Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 of Victoria;
(i) Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 of Western Australia.